Vanderbilt Cup Controversy Looms Over Race Plans
W K Vanderbilt Jr arrived from Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II and said he quit racing but remains keen on the Vanderbilt Cup. The Cup Commission will meet this afternoon to decide the race course on Long Island amid sparse foreign entries and ongoing negotiations with the Automobile Club of America and A A A leadership.
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Europe
Vanderbilt
A. R. Pardington
Long Island Motor Parkway
Cup Commission
Long Island
International Congress of Recognized Automobile Clubs
American Automobile Association
Automobile Club of America
Judge Hotchkiss
Streetcar storage halted on Lexington Avenue complaint
The Public Service Commission dismissed a hearing on a complaint by upper Lexington Avenue residents against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company after cars were moved to other locations. Receivers said street storage was needed temporarily due to burning of car barns.
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Lexington Av
Public Service Commission
Upper
Lexington Avenue
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Norfolk and Western Reports Sharp Revenue Decline
The Norfolk and Western Railway reports total earnings of 28 962 217 for year to June 30, with expenses at 18 559 487 and net income 5 773 908. Johnson blames state and national laws for revenue contraction, noting a six month swing from a gain to a large loss, despite higher passenger traffic and longer average haul. Freight, however, fell 7.8 percent with passenger revenue down 4.5 percent.
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Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Johnson
Brazil's Coffee Valuation Plan Faces Doubts Over Surplus
The Brazilian Sao Paulo government faces criticism from Hamburg and Havre coffee houses as the state’s valorization plan, backed by about 75 million dollars, contends with a potential crop shortfall after a 1906 07 bumper year. Warehoused surplus raises questions as experts doubt repeated bumper output.
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Hamburg
Havre
Herman Sielcken
Crossman
Sao Paulo
Europe
Hope for Brown Customers as Receiver Seeks Securities
Receiver Littlefield assured Brown & Co customers that their securities are likely safe, though individual accounts have not yet been traced. The Stock Exchange committee nears completion of its inquiry into the Aug. 22 matched orders, with possible public findings within a week amid calls for strict accountability. Board members A. O. Brown and Lewis Ginter Young testified again, while Littlefield stated none of the partners appears to have substantial means beyond the firm’s limited capital. The firm’s books show a July 9 1907 capital of 690000, with assets then estimated at 500000 above liabilities.
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Stock Exchange
A. O. Brown & Co
Littlefield
the Stock Exchange
Exchange
A. O. Brown
Lewis Ginter Young
Young
Stout
Ameri can Locomotive Directors Meet Tomorrow
The Ameri can Locomotive Company boards convene tomorrow to decide the next quarterly dividend. The stock fell to 51 percent and closed down 2 points at 52.
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American Locomotive Company
Pope Company Reorganization Receivers May Pay Third Dividend
Vice Chancellor Howell in Newark extended the Pope Manufacturing Company plan continuing until September 2 and directed parties in interest to show cause why receivers should not be ordered to pay a third dividend of 25 percent to holders of approved claims.
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Howell
Newark
Pope Manufacturing Company
Ex-park officials blamed for New York City waste in bureau report
The Bureau of Municipal Research accuses former Park Commissioners Willcox Hermann Clausen and Parsons of lax management that cost New York City millions. The pamphlet details hidden revenues, undercharged rents, and unpaid deposits across Manhattan and Brooklyn parks, with examples from City Hall Park and the Lion Brewery waterfront.
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Bureau of Municipal Research
New York City
Henry Smith
Manhattan
Richmond
Willcox
Hermann
Clausen
Parsons
Smith
Lion Brewery
Hudson River
Bureau
City Hall
Battery Parks
Park Carriage Company
Central Park
Ryan
Metropolitan Street Railway
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Pallas
Claremont
Riverside Park
William R. Willcox
Casino
Park Department
Fort Washington Park
West End
Department
Battery Park
Grant
City Hall Park
Broadway
County Court House
Department of Finance
Paper Mills Fail to Start at Livermore Falls
International Paper Company at Livermore Falls failed to begin operations as planned. Although pulp workers with signed contracts appeared, papermakers stayed away. Superintendent Edwin Riley said part of the Chisholm pulp mill operated today and half the local paper machines would start once papermakers apply. Union head President Carey from New York said the workers would not apply.
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Livermore Falls
International Paper Company
Edwin Riley
Chisholm
Carey
New York
Capt LEE CANNON'S FATE
Washington reports from Central America differ from San Francisco arrivals claiming Capt. Les Cannon a Cornell graduate was sentenced to death for Honduras revolution. The government says he was detained by Salvadorean authorities under a neutrality laws treaty and to be tried in the capital, with no death penalty provided.
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Washington
State Department
Central America
San Francisco
Les Cannon
Cornell
Honduras
Cannon
Hidden Bonds Turn Up At Trenton Bankruptcy Hearing
In Trenton on September 8 a New York Times report details a United States District Court proceeding to determine ownership of $10 000 bonds of the North Hampton and Williamsburg Street Railway Company of Springfield Massachusetts. The bonds linked to John Hughes of Paterson who died in 1892 and filed bankruptcy schedules in 1871 listing 40 000 in liabilities and 55 assets. The bonds were found by Hughes's son Frank amid old furniture and traced from I E Sayres to J C Hammond. The court considered whether any claim could be made against the railway or only among Hughes's old creditors, and the matter was deferred for a week for further proof regarding discharge in 1879.
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New York Times
Trenton
United States
Lanning
North Hampton & Williamsburg Street Railway Company
Springfield
Mass
John Hughes
Paterson
Frank Hughes
I. E. Sayres
Sayres
J. C. Hammond
Hughes
Family hears from Bethune missing lawyer in New York
Relatives of Faneuil D. S. Bethune of Wetmore and Jenner report a Buffalo letter saying he is very ill and asks a family member to come to him. Bethune left New York Aug 22 and called from Buffalo. later he told his wife he would leave for the West and would not say where.
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Faneuil
Bethune
Wetmore & Jenner
Pine Street
West Tenth Street
Buffalo
Hansen
New York
Chicago
Court reserves decision on receiver for United Box Board bonds
Vice Chancellor Howell reserved decision in Newark on an application by the Trust Company of America holder of a trust mortgage securing 1,662,000 in bonds of the United Box Board and Paper Company. The mortgage grants the right to enter and operate the properties through a receiver for bondholders if another party seeks a receiver.
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Howell
Newark
Trust Company of America
United Box Board and Paper Company
Jersey City man saved from iodine poisoning by police
Robert Johnson of 384 Johnston Avenue was arraigned after swallowing iodine and nearly a quart of milk forced down by Policeman Benson. He cited poverty and unemployment as motives and was discharged with an effort to secure employment. The report also notes local legal actions, a saloon injunction in Guttenberg, a Newark death by gas, a murder in Hackensack, a Bergen Grand Jury, tax rate changes, church vacancies, a golden wedding in Long Hill, and a Red Bank theater testimonial attendance.
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Robert Johnson
Johnston Avenue
Jersey City
Benson
Guttenberg
Stevenson
Carl Spitzhoff
Bullsferry Road
Spitzhoff
John J. Fallon
Hoboken
Walker
Charlies Hoerster
Newark
Miness
Hoerster
Madison Avenue
Mike Mikado
Shady Side
Steve Martzingo
Martzingo
Hackensack
O'Brien
Dinan
Steve Mazlet
Steve Kolinko
John Spisak
Mikad
Mazilet
Bergen County
Supreme Court
Parker
Charles C. Black
Common. Pleas
Demarest
John van Iderstine
Locust Avenue
Wallington
van Iderstine
Montclair
County Board of Taxation
Nutley
Irvington
Belleville
Charles Mackel
Church of St. Paul of the Cross
Mgr
Joni A. Stafford
St. Patrick’s Church
Lawrence M. C. Carroll
Mgr. Stafford
Christian Spelle
Long Hill Road
Scelle
Thuringen
Germany
Frederick Jaehne
New York
Rumson Road
Shrewsbury River
Fred Frick
Frick Lyceum
Red Bank
Grace George
Monmouth County Horticultural Society
Frick
B Park
Sailors Die Saving Ship In Storm Rescue
Two seamen Henrik Straith of Norway and Yarko Waallo of Finland perished aboard the American schooner Isaac T Campbell after obeying orders to stow the jib to wear ship during a fierce Aug storm. Captain Valdemar and crew survived the voyage from Guantanamo, as the schooner reached Delaware Breakwater.
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Isaac T. Campbell
Henrik Straith
Norway
Yarko Waallo
Finland
Guantanamo
Delaware
Valdemar
Ue Campbell
Man Blood Transfusion Sacrifice Aided Wife in Newark
Patrick Bradley of Hackettstown New Jersey donated a quart of his blood to his wife at St James Hospital Newark on July 18. Hospital officials announced yesterday that Mrs Bradley was practically well and expected to leave the hospital early next week.
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Patrick Bradley
Hackettstown
N. J
St. James’s Hospital
Newark
Restore Deposed Consuls in Honduras Incident
The American Minister Percival Dodge reports from Tegucigalpa that the revocation of the exequaturs for Consul Linard and Vice Consul Reynolds at Ceiba has been amicably adjusted. A decree will temporarily revalidate the exequaturs to allow both governments to review charges of intervening with revolutionists during the Ceiba attack.
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Washington
Percival Dodge
Tegucigalpas
Honduras
Linard
Reynolds
Ceiba
State Department
Col Fowler makes surprise early port visit
Col. Edward S. Fowler Collector of the Port and Henry C. Stuart Deputy Collector arrived at 6 30 in the morning at the Barge Office to board the revenue cutter carrying Customs Inspectors to incoming ocean steamships. Fowler had just returned from quarantine on the Kaiser Wilhelm II and observed baggage inspection on the North German Lloyd pier. He has shown strong interest in improving the inspector staff and, with Gen. James B. Clarkson Surveyor of the Port, has carried out several reforms.
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Edward S. Fowler
Henry C. Stuart
Col. Fowler
Lloyd
James 8. Clarkson
Dr C H Brooks Died of Heart Disease in Mills Hotel
Autopsy by Coroners' Physician O Hanlon found heart disease caused the death of Dr C H Brooks who died in Mills Hotel No 3 early Monday. Coroner Harzurger investigated after a suicide theory and traced a letter from Brooks's wife to Mr W L Ramage of Armour Company in New York. The missive describes distress over a strained relationship and suggests a possible motive for despair. Officials report no evidence of poisoning and continue inquiries into Brooks's family and prior residence in Portland and Hartford.
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O'Hanlon
C. H. Brooks
Mills Hotel No. 3
Harzurger
Dr. Brooks
W. L. Ramage
The
Armour Company
Duane Street
Failed Brokers Indicted Over Embezzled Westinghouse Shares
Pittsburg newspaper reports George S. Whitney F L Stephenson and I M Pickerson indicted by the County Grand Jury on embezzlement charges for allegedly misappropriating 33 shares of Westinghouse Machine Company stock valued at 385000 deposited by a customer through First National Bank of Washington. The brokerage firm, liquidated after bank and industry failures, faced liquidation. Separately New York State’s Creedmoor Rifle Range land plan proceeds despite local protests as surveyors arrive to map the site for a state institution.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Sept
George S. Whitney
F. L. Stephenson
I. M. Pickeson
New-York Stock Exchange
County Grand Jury
Westinghouse Machine Company
First National Bank of Washington, Penn
New York
Creedmoor
New York Firms Gain Incorporation In Early September
Albany reports list multiple new incorporations across New York and nearby areas. Firms include George W. MacCutcheon Company, Carey Lithograph Company, Dehn Cocoa Products, E K Reddall & Co, Swirsky Hindin, Knickerbocker Play Company, Hat Company, Intervale Realty, Goldberg Rabinowitz, Mutual Rebate Trading, and others with capital ranges from 1 000 to 60 000 dollars.
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New York Times
Albany
George W
Horatio Street
New York
Dehn Cocoa Products Company
Buffalo
Erie County
Capital
Martin Dehn
Bird Avenue
G. A. Macdonald
Seventh Street
G. Calhoun Moore
Fighteenth Street
N.Y
E. K. Reddall & Co
Insurance
Edward K. Reddall
West Seventy-seventh Street
Lyman B. Thayer
West 107Th Street
On York
Harry Rankin
Goshen
Orange County
Swirsky & Hindin
Max Swirsky
East Twelfth Street
Ludwig M. Wilson
Broadway
Morris Hindin
Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn
Knickerbocker Play Company
Nathan G. Galdberger
Emanuel M. Klein
Franklin Street
Meyer Klein
West 112Th Street
Iw. F. Hat Company
Morria Shapiro
New Lots Avenue
Louis Apfelbaum
Osborn Street
Isaac ‘Katz
Clinton Street
Intervale Realty Company
Louis Siegel
Fifth Avenue
Abram Herbst
Trinity Avenue
Harry Markowitts
Hart Street
Goldberg- Rabinowitz Company
Jacob Rabinowitz
Lorimer Street
Adelph Reinitz
Kent Street
Binton
Duffield& Co
William. H. Thitchener
Broad Street
Chatham
Shirt Company
Myron. C. Dailey
Chatham, NN
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Pardington
Cup “Commission
Norfolk & Western Report
Hope For Brown
Pope Company
Cravenette
Rochester
Oxford
C & H Mariem
Chambers St
125Th ‘Street
3D Avenue
UNION
14Th St
B’way
Cortlandt St
Greenwich
Municipal Research Bureau
Lee Cannon
Son
New Jersey
Campbell
Dodge
Wife
Olive
Knightsville
Alice
Portland
Knightville
South Portland
LA Hartford
Conn
Ely Street
Oppenheimer Treatment
the Oppenheimer Istitute
West 57Th ST
West 34Th St
Whitney, Stephenson, and Fickeson
Reserve
New York Telephone Company
New York & New Jersey Telephone Co
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